Record Warmth Lingers; Fire Weather Concerns; Unsettled Pacific Northwest

More record warm temperatures are forecast this week from California, Southwest, Plains then into the Mississippi Valley and Southeast. The warmth combining with dry conditions may result in elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions. Meanwhile, another Pacific system will move across the Pacific Northwest with lower elevation rain and mountain snows. For Hawaii, conditions improving. Read More >

Current conditions at

Carlsbad, Cavern City Air Terminal Airport (KCNM)

Lat: 32.34°NLon: 104.26°WElev: 3294ft.

Fair

57°F

14°C

Humidity 39%
Wind Speed N 14 mph
Barometer 30.21 in (1017.5 mb)
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 23 Mar 3:53 am MDT
Extended Forecast for

19 Miles NE Salt Flat TX

High Wind Warning until March 23, 06:00am
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High Wind Warning
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    High Wind Warning until March 23, 06:00am

    NOW until 6:00am Mon

    High Wind Warning

  • Overnight

    Low: 43 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Windy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 62. Windy, with a northeast wind 25 to 30 mph becoming east 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

    High: 62 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Windy
    then Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west 15 to 20 mph after midnight.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 73. West wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 73 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 56. West wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 56 °F

    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 77.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 58.

    Low: 58 °F

    Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly clear, with a low around 43. Windy, with a northeast wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 62. Windy, with a northeast wind 25 to 30 mph becoming east 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west 15 to 20 mph after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 73. West wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 56. West wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 77.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 58.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy.
Thursday Night
Patchy blowing dust between 3am and 5am. Clear, with a low around 49.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 57. Very windy.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Strong and damaging winds.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Windy.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 62.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
19 Miles NE Salt Flat TX
 31.92°N 104.84°W (Elev. 7779 ft)
12:36 am MDT Mar 23, 2026
4am MDT Mar 23, 2026-6pm MDT Mar 29, 2026
 
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